Direction-indicator for vehicles.



5. KALTENBACH. l DIRECTION #NOCATOH FOR VHCLES.

Arnim-,Hora meu ocT. 8, 1915.

231g wmp mm-ed 3fm. 9. 19u.

Applicaien Meel {lctobei 1915.

To whom may Concern.:

Be it known that l, Jiioo u, subgect i lie E pee/1f ci imsiding:itll/yilles-Eaii'e, in ille cov Luzerne and of Pennsylvanie, iii- CIDvented new' mil useful liiipifei'eiiients iii Direction-lndieeoie forVehicles, Qi: which #lie following; is specice'fion.

This inveiion iele'ee to impoifeinen'ls in diiecigion infliouoi's ierveliclee and lies pei ticulfir. epplicaien o e manually opeieeildirecion indicating; devise.

ln carrying ouil the pieseiit invention i ie my purpose so p'cvideiiec'iou indicating device 'which will be found especially useful upeiimeter vehicles and whereby the driver of the vehicle may iioiifypedestrians and drivers of other vehicles el' the direction in which heis about te seeic his vehicle.

lt is also my puipose to provicle s. device of the class described whichwill embody elle desiied features of simplicity efficiency anddurability, which may be applied 15e :my type of vehicle quiely andconveniently miel which may be easily operated by lie driver of 'thevehicle.

lvl/ith the above and other objeos in View die invention consists in theconstruction,

combination :incl arrangement of parte heife-` inaftei eet oikli in andfalling Within the scope of the claims.'

In the aeeonipanying drawing, Figure l ie e fi'agmeiitaiy top plan Viewof a, meof vehicle equipped wili u, direction iniceiiig 5 deviceconstructed in accordance with my pres-ent inventieii. Fig. 2 is e Viewiii sicle elevation of lie device femm/'eil from the vehiole. F 3 is 'eliorizenial eeciciial View tln'ough lie device. l e vertical Secltionalview alieieihi'cug'lL Referring' now to fie fll'awiiigs iii detail `ldesignates :i elzimp of any euitacle oi pre fem-ed coneiuction adaptedic sui'iouiid lie filling nipple of lie i'eclia'toi. Formeel integrzilwith the Clamp l ci' otherwise seem-ed thereto, and projecting'.outwaidy chei'efi'om is a horizontal casing :2 embodying e bofztom Wall3 and e. circular side well l and si iemovable iop well 5 secured. loille upper edge of the side well il@ by ineens of sci'ews ci' the like.Mounted in :ilinin openings foii'necl in the betoiu en?! mp wells ofille casing a vertical pin 3 and rotatably niouiiteil upon. @he pin 6between lle 'mp :milbottom walls d of the casing is a. coller 7 'formedwith en arm 8 projecting outwardly llmmgli e. slot FNNSYLVANE.

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. ci iu the gifle will @i elle easing and le wenz in such Slob.otzitably ed wiiliin Minime" openings formed in beeiii u; l; 'respecivel0f lie eel shaft 9 lia-'ving 'Lilie ends et.. ig; beyond lie top andloot the eil-eilig and formeel Willi relive-.jf This shaft S" is aiz`geel u@ de ef lie pinA 6 mul [ixecl betwee; e top and bottom Welle ysing is e pinion l1 meshing Willi e oli bei; il carried by the coller?iig is :i reel; pre ,Y 011. Gili Media lots l@ "Ny-ifeeeii incliceibinglizmd having end lieiee eppesite from the lingeiebiuiicei'ed se et i3this bifuieeefl enel of leo lieiisl eifiddles fglie casing and ellelimlie luie bi'uicelecl poifiion efe dispesed Within the i'esgeeive slee1G :incl euiebly 'aslelie-1l jlieiein so that in ille ieetion ef lieeliaf; 9 lieml may be swung. Surfeunclmg elle outer end pin 'e ee uneside of lille easing is e spi-ieg); lieving me eX- iemity feeeiiecl toille cesiii and the allier: enel healing lie eim. Also con-- iiecerl' iothe ouliey: end of #alie afm 8 is e Wire. 3.5 projecting 'owerfl thedrivers Seel;

and eoimeeiefl with im opei'eting lever 16 dispoeefl Wi'iin eei'ivenientreach of the ili'i'vei'. lrliiciieling lie Wie 15 is e.pretecting Leibel?. l

in prec-lice elle levee i@ is held in e p0-Y siien lo mammie, elle heed.12 pointing ei'ziig'li ahead against the aclzion of the Spring :inclwhen il; is desired to actuete the heelal im eme eide, lo indicate theturn, tile wife is ielieveel of alle holding i11- fiuence mf lille 5.6and lie spring le reaes if; ioele ilie :wie Semi mali 'bei il andi'evf'elve i-lie pinion *il-emi elle@ ,9' illieiebj liewil l/l will besi 'img el @ingles to ile nel confine neg/se f ie the precise details ofcon- ,mzilyjQ-oeiiou 'io .indicate the flirecion 'iii 'which the @iriverie about 'to seer his vestruction heroin described and delineated, 'outthat modiicuions and variations muy bo made within the scope of theClaim and Without departing from the spirit of the invontion.

A. direction indicating device for Vehicles comprising, :i casing, a,vertical shaft jonrnaled in said casing and having ":he ends hereofprojecting above and below the C215 ing, an indicating hand having theend 1ren'lote from the fingers bifui'catod :1nd Struddling said casingand having the limbs of the bifuicated portion secured to the projectingends of said shaft, :md means for rotating said shaft to swingsaidvhand.

In testimony whereof aiix my signature in piosence of two Witnesses.

JACOB KALTENBACH. `Witness`es:

ANDROW ROTHENBAGHER, FRANK S. HALFNER.

